English words to latin words?

Question

I need a translator from English to Latin, not Latin to English-There are alot of those.

Answer 1

Actually, there is one very amazing thing that I think all Latin students should have. Go here: http://users.erols.com/whitaker/words.htm. This should direct you to a place at which you can download a latin dictionary onto your computer. It's Latin-English, English-Latin, tells you all sorts of things about the words (case, gender, tense, principle parts) and is correct. It's very true that some of the online things give you ridiculous things, this one is amazing, I've used it myself in my advanced Latin classes. It's super easy. If you have any problems finding it, go here: http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe, for an online version.

Answer 2

Not to disappoint you, but your best answer here is to either learn the language in toto, so to speak, or at least to get a good grounding in the grammatical basics. That said, here are a few pointers for the neophyte:

1. Under NO circumstances use the "online translation" sites, as they spit out unintelligible garbage.
2. Get yourself a good Latin/English dictionary. The better two in my acquaintance are Cassell's and Harper Collins, both available for under $20 at Barnes & Noble and others.
3. Pick up a basic guide to grammar. Each of the above dictionaries has a good one, Harper Collins being the more in-depth of the two, but you can easily find SparkNotes and such for even less money which will give you a brief but thorough grounding.
4. If you absolutely can't bring yourself to do any of the above, then I suggest you get Whitaker's translator. It's free, easy to use, electronic, and converts both Latin to English and English to Latin, though do it one word at a time for best results. And you'll need to at least know what the cases are for it to be effective.

Get it here:
http://www.erols.com/whitaker/words.htm

Answer 3

There is no translator that is going to do your homework for you. Latin is an inflected language and online translators cannot handle the case endings. Your best bet is to get a good dictionary and grammar book, or ask people here for help if you get stuck. The websites below will translate individual words from English to Latin for you.

http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordes.exe
http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm

Answer 4

First question would be do you truely want to translate English to Latin? Not many speak this ancient (and extinct) Indo-European Romance language that originated in an area surrounding Rome. Modern usage of Latin in Italy is now referred to as the Italian language although many Italian language classes are referred to as Latin.

A good link for translating paragraphs between languages is below, not only can you translate words but it also rearrange the order of words within a paragraph as required by that language.

Answer 5

Good luck on that! I've looked this very thing up on the internet many, many times with no luck. I think your best bet would be to buy an actual Latin/English dictionary at a book store.

Answer 6

Try this link ---- http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=English&to=Latin

Answer 7

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